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          Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary

                                SB 577  (Peace)

Hearing Date:5/27/99            Amended:4/6/99         
Consultant: Lisa Matocq         Policy Vote:Pub Saf 5-0
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BILL SUMMARY: 

SB 577, to the extent that funding is appropriated for this  
purpose, requires CDC and CYA to provide 16 weeks of  
training for each correctional peace officer cadet.  

                         Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
  
Major Provisions                       1999-2000         2000-01        2001-02      
  Fund  
                         
Cadet training     Potential unknown increased costs,                
Generalpotentially multimillions*
*Governor's budget includes $5,000 for increased CDC cadet training.  

STAFF COMMENTS:  SUSPENSE FILE.  

Currently, CDC uses the academy in Galt to train its cadets  
and requires completion of a 6-week training course; CYA  
uses the academy in Stockton and offers a 5-week training  
course.  This bill requires a 16-week training course for  
both, to the extent that funding is appropriated for this  
purpose.  AB 271 (Villaraigosa) Ch. 762, St. of 1998, which  
passed this committee in another form, requires the  
Commission on Correctional Peace Officer Standards and  
Training (CPOST) to report, by September 1, 1999, on  
curriculum standards and the length of time required to  
satisfactorily train cadets. It also stated legislative  
intent that the report be included in the basis for a new  
budget change proposal for the administration to consider  
in the 2000-01 Budget Act to enhance department training  
operations.    

According to CDC, to the extent that funding is made  
available, there are increased costs of about $500,000 for  
each additional week of training, or $5 million annually.   
The Governor's Budget includes $5 million for CDC to  
increase cadet training.  CYA estimates, to the extent that  










funding is made available, increased costs of about  
$225,000 for each additional week of training, or $2.4  
million annually. 

SB 12 (Rainey), awaiting action in Senate Public Safety  
Committee, is similar to this bill but requires 24 weeks of  
training for CDC cadet's only.